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the Get Wets
the Get Wets
Origin	Columbia, South Carolina, United States
Genres	Garage-rock; Garage_punk; Rock
Years active	2006 - present
Members	Mike Lee (lead vox/tambourine); Byron Chitty (baritone guitar); Rev. Joe Roberts (sax); Scotty Tempo (drums)

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the Get Wets are a Columbia, South Carolina beat combo known as "Columbi-yeah's Premier Party Band".^[1] The band was formed in 2006 by Mike Lee (aka Jim Stark, aka Wipeout) as a lark but evolved into a popular local band.^[2] Currently the band includes Mike Lee (lead vocals and tambourine), Byron Chitty (baritone guitar), Rev. Joe Roberts (sax), and Scotty Tempo (drums).^[3] According to the Free Times weekly, the Get Wets sound similar to "infectious party rock a la The Kingsmen".^[4]

History

Early History

There have been several lineups, with Lee being the only original member remaining. The live album Whig-out! from 2011 was recorded by Artie Mondello and was performed by Mike Lee (lead vocals and tambourine), Logan Goldstein (organ), Jay Pou (bass), and Joel Floyd (drums).^[5] The studio single for an original song, "Beat Beat", was also recorded by this line-up and appears on the 2012 compilation, We Love Trash: the Best of the GaragePunk Hideout, volume 7.^[6]

Tours and appearances

The group has performed at many preeminent events in the Columbia area including:

Free Times Music Crawl (2011)
Viva la Vista (2011)
Arts & Draughts (2012)
Columbi-ya-ya Mardi Gras Fest (2012)
WUSC Folkcycle Fest (2012)

Radio

The group has also performed live on two occasions on local music show the Columbia Beet airing on WUSC-FM. The song "Beat Beat" has also been heard on WXRY Unsigned, a show that airs independent bands from South Carolina.

Discography

Live Albums

Whig-out!: the Get Wets Loud & Live in a Dive (2011)

Compilations

We Love Trash: the Best of the GaragePunk Hideout, volume 7 (2012)

"Beat Beat"

References

^ "Music Crawl Preview: the Get Wets". Scene SC. 2011-11-04.
^ "Local Music: The Get Wets". G&B Magazine. 2011-02-07.
^ "The Get Wets". {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |access date= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
^ "Music Feature - Party Gras!". Free Times: Columbia's Free Weekly. 2012-02-15.
^ "Whig-out!". 2011-06-30.
^ "We Love Trash: the Best of the GaragePunk Hideout". 2012-04-16. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |label= ignored (help)

External links

[Music_Crawl_Preview:_the_Get_Wets-1] "Music Crawl Preview: the Get Wets". Scene SC. 2011-11-04.

[Local_Music:_The_Get_Wets-2] "Local Music: The Get Wets". G&B Magazine. 2011-02-07.

[The_Get_Wets_Facebook_Info-3] "The Get Wets". {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |access date= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)

[Party_Gras!-4] "Music Feature - Party Gras!". Free Times: Columbia's Free Weekly. 2012-02-15.

[Whig-out!|the_Get_Wets-5] "Whig-out!". 2011-06-30.

[We_Love_Trash_compilation-6] "We Love Trash: the Best of the GaragePunk Hideout". 2012-04-16. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |label= ignored (help)

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